US Immigration News: Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar Visits Shelter Holding Undocumented Children, Says It Wastes Taxpayers' Money
By Scharon Harding (staff@latinpost.com)
First Posted: Jun 16, 2014 11:34 AM EDT
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Pictured is a recent image of overcrowding at a South Texas CBP facility provided to the Houston Chronicle by Rep. Henry… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar visits McAllen Border Patrol facility
Cuellar visits with illegal immigrants, unaccompanied children
Author: Bill Barajas, Reporter, bbarajas@ksat.com
David Ibanez, Web Managing Editor
Published On: Jun 14 2014 10:23:54 PM CDT Updated On: Jun 14 2014 09:32:44 PM CDT
MCALLEN, Texas -
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar visited… Read more »
Rep. Cuellar visits McAllen Border Patrol station
Posted: Mon 9:40 AM, Jun 16, 2014
By: Matt McGovern Email
Cuellar was joined by local officials from the Rio Grande Valley, including State Senator Eddie Lucio, State Reps. Sergio Muñoz and Terry Canales, and Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia.
McALLEN, TEXAS (Office of… Read more »
'Wave of humanity': Border Patrol overwhelmed by flow of illegal immigrants
By John Roberts
Published June 16, 2014
MISSION, Texas – At daybreak in this border town, two women from Guatemala – one with a small child strapped to her back – wait patiently on the levee overlooking the Rio Grande.
They have been instructed by the… Read more »
Texas Congressman Urges U.S. To Help Mexico Secure Its Southern Border
Published June 16, 2014
Mexico's border with Guatemala is also teeming with migrants crossing illegally, but the level of violence there is much lower than in the north.
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – A Texas congressman is calling on the Obama administration to help… Read more »
Amid immigration influx, congressman visits Border Patrol, immigrants in McAllen
McALLEN — A local congressman sought to spotlight the influx of Central American immigrants to the Rio Grande Valley and spur the federal government to action by hosting tour of a Border Patrol facility on Saturday.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar — along with a delegation of local officials — met with Border… Read more »
Rep. Cuellar visits Border Patrol facility in McAllen
By Calily BienPublished: June 14, 2014, 9:51 pmUpdated: June 14, 2014, 9:56 pm
McALLEN, Texas (KXAN) — As Border Patrol agents are trying to control an increasing number of unaccompanied child immigrants along the border in south Texas, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) made a visit to the Border Patrol facility in… Read more »
30,000 children flood U.S. border in refugee crisis of epic proportions
The office of Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar released this photo showing crowding at a Customs and Border Protection detention facility at an undisclosed location in South Texas. It was taken in late May or early June of 2014.
(CNN) — Daniel Penado Zavala was 17 when he made a heart-wrenching… Read more »
Unaccompanied Minors keep entering the U.S.
Posted: Jun 13, 2014 12:50 AM EST
Port Hueneme, CA - Update from Hal Eisner:
For the last few days we’ve been telling you about the overwhelming number of children, tens of thousands of them, who have come illegally – and alone – to the US-Mexico border.
The numbers are extraordinary – 47,000 kids and teens since October. And,… Read more »
